Joe Versus the Volcano

Director: John Patrick Shanley

1990 / 102min / 35mm

“Have you ever thought about luggage? Joe Banks had to when he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a ‘brain cloud,’ and was hired to jump into a volcano. He wasn’t ready to be on a journey of adventure and romance. John Patrick Shanely’s motion picture directorial debut, made after he won an Oscar for Best Screenplay for Moonstruck, is eminently quotable, fun, and a real journey. This film became even more special when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor which I called ‘my brain cloud.’”—DeWitt Davis